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This Eva will bring tears to your eyes 2010-08-31 06:00:01
South Africa has talent and has proved it many times with the large-scale musicals it has produced. And it's on par with the rest of the world with Pieter Toerien's Evita.
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Heart and souls 2010-08-31 06:00:01
Tuesdays with Morrie is a heartwarming tale in which a young man and his mentor seek out the wisdom behind life's vagaries.
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Dance in defence of the exploited 2010-08-31 12:00:01
Sello Pesa chose the road less travelled by, and it opened up a whole new world for him.
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Puppetry, poignance at inspirational fest 2010-08-31 06:00:01
Illusion and life are the inspiration that takes the Listen With your Eyes Festival to another level.
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Ruffling purists' expectations 2010-08-31 06:00:01
Two productions breathe new life into Tchaikovsky sublime Swan Lake.
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Writer chokes on his Klippies and cokes 2010-08-19 06:00:01
As Wally Koekemoer steps on to the stage, all the telling accoutrements, including a glaring pair of white shoes in place, the president of the Suidelikes rugby club places his brandy and coke on the podium in readiness for the speech to come at the annual prize giving.
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Music, musings and comedy 2010-08-17 06:00:01
Bubbly Bosoms beams with such a celebratory tone that one can't help but rejoice with the women behind this production, who range from veteran artists to afro-jazz musicians.
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A delightful romp of fantasy 2010-08-17 06:00:01
"This is the silliest stuff I've ever heard," says one of the characters watching the play within the play.
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Wickedly bawdy 2010-08-15 06:00:01
Boobies is tacky and awfully funny, writes Neal McKenna.
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Outrageous, fun and provocative games 2010-08-11 06:00:01
Boeps bourree. Bare buttocks wobble. Waistlines sag. All these imperfections are usually camouflaged in drag or dance shows. Not this time.
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Masculine states of poetic grace 2010-07-27 06:00:01
Would you like to be reminded of what a South African dance company with sustained ballet-based technique, stylistic diversity, choreographic clout and impeccable staging still looks like?
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Comical slice of African life 2010-07-27 06:00:01
It's girl talk and power play as Hlengiwe Lushaba and Lesego Motsepe reprise their comic roles as the lady and the woman in Zakes Mda's And the Girls in Their Sunday Dresses.
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Simply loving Verdi 2010-07-26 06:00:01
Conceptually and visually this production of La Traviata had many moments of trenchant theatrical power despite instances of inconsistency.
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Precision circus acrobatics 2010-07-22 06:00:01
The circus is in town and certainly lives up to its name. This is a big extravaganza of a show that shows off some extremely fancy acrobatics and sophisticated clownery.
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Play teaches us that life goes on 2010-07-20 06:00:01
For local audiences The Timekeepers is certainly an interesting talking point into dealing with our own recent painful history.
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An embarrassment of riches 2010-07-20 06:00:01
These Stravinsky ballets are hardly, if ever, staged in South Africa.
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Ancient tale told in today's voice 2010-07-13 06:00:01
Shaka Zulu - The Musical beams with nostalgic modernism. The inspired movable sets and costumes stay true to their origins and period while boasting a subtle contemporary feel.
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Hilarious romp with a witty yet senseless text 2010-07-13 06:00:01
Tim Plewman meets Joe Parker in this hilarious romp of a show and the combination works like a charm.
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Worthy Trial's tribulations are lengthy and lack focus 2010-07-13 06:00:01
The haunting sounds of Asimbonanga u Mandela could be heard outside on the square in front of the State Theatre followed by Amandla Ngawethu!, a familiar chant to anyone living in South Africa then - and now.
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It deserves a feather in the cap 2010-07-08 06:00:01
You have to love the brand of South African theatre that stretches from Brett Bailey's House of the Holy Afro to Rivonia Trials.
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An intimate, swell solo show 2010-07-01 06:00:01
Many people will remember Drummond Marais as Billy Flynn in South Africa's first production of Chicago - The Musical or as Professor Higgins in the Deon Opperman production of My Fair Lady a few years back.
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Actor's talents on display 2010-06-29 06:00:01
Sports morale was pretty low a couple of years ago when Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira left the country to support his ailing wife, but we were all pretty happy when he returned.
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Captivating rhythm still lacks soul 2010-06-15 06:00:01
"It began in Africa," it is said and the drum is often referred to as the heartbeat of this continent. Drumstruck suggests a theatrical journey into that mystical realm.
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High-voltage show is great fun 2010-06-15 06:00:01
Brett Bailey has that wonderful gift of making theatre that shifts, bumps and grinds minds, even when seemingly at play.
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Uplifting celebration of life, love and family 2010-06-08 06:00:01
The Von Memerty family's Circle of Life is an unassuming, vibrant show that goes straight for the heart and reminds one that life is for the living.
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Dance of words, after music is lost 2010-05-28 06:00:01
A virtuoso violinist is struck by multiple sclerosis and sent to a psychiatrist to find support and answers by her husband, who before the illness was also her musical collaborator.
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Not telling it like Biko 2010-05-27 06:00:01
While the title suggests this play is about the concept of black consciousness, you're not going to walk away from it with a better understanding of Steve Bantu Biko or the ideas he espoused.
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Laduma! for Bafunny at the Royal Albert Hall 2010-05-25 12:00:01
Since eight of South Africa's best stand-up comics were in town, where better to stage the opening night of their new show, Bafunny, Bafunny?
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Confusing clash of classic artistry, soccer gimmicks 2010-05-25 06:00:01
Musically, this revival is a showdown between Bizet's Carmen and Minkus's Don Quixote spiced with bouncing soccer balls and brash vuvuzelas.
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Sombre musical does score some good goals 2010-05-25 06:00:01
The spectacular opening of The Boys in the Photograph on the huge stage of The Mandela, with running banners, sky-high sets and soccer balls rolling from far back to the front of the stage into the light, announces the intentions of what this epic musical sets out to do.
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